Severe drought conditions, extreme fire risk put a pause on open burning in Saanich
The Saanich Fire Department has announced a prohibition connected unfastened burning passim the municipality until astatine slightest Oct. 28. (Black Press Media record photo)
Halloween fireworks, bonfires could beryllium affected, says Saanich Fire
Open burning has been banned everyplace successful Saanich arsenic a effect of terrible drought conditions and utmost occurrence risk.
While unfastened burning is typically allowed starting connected Oct. 16 successful agrarian Saanich, the prohibition volition stay successful spot until Oct. 28.
The Saanich Fire Department says the prohibition could additionally mean that bonfires and fireworks volition beryllium prohibited connected Halloween (Oct. 31).
Permissions volition beryllium re-evaluated, however, if the existent unfastened burning prohibition is lifted wrong the Coastal Fire Centre region. Saanich Fire remains hopeful that conditions whitethorn amended arsenic the extremity of the period approaches.
More accusation is expected to beryllium released arsenic it becomes available. For updates, cheque Saanich Fire’s website astatine saanich.ca oregon Twitter relationship @SaanichFire.
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